In this episode Jonathan Hirons and Rob Edwards talk to Barbara Chalk about running a charity for people with Aphasia.

APHASIA

"A lot of people's experience of aphasia is that nobody knows what it is and it's a hidden disability. Not being recognised as having something seriously wrong with you is incredibly frustrating"

"Is there something, is this an insightful way to kind of talk about aphasia? Is there something inherent in the condition itself, being something to do with the voice rather than the body"

ABOUT SAY APHASIA

"The joy of it is it's run by people with aphasia. Now, you know, a lot of people with aphasia are quite young, working age, and if they can't go back to work, they're kind of, all their peers, all their friends will be working and they'll sit at home going feel so hopeless, I can't do anything."


BARBARA CHALK
Trustee of Say Aphasia - https://www.sayaphasia.org

Barbara is a retired NHS speech and language therapist who specialised with adults with aphasia and other neurological conditions.

Barbara has also worked as a personnel manager for a local business and is a director of an established online book business.

She founded and was Chair of the charity, Living with Aphasia, in Exeter which joined forces with Say Aphasia in 2022.

She believes in the positive impact the charity has on people living with aphasia.

She will support their dedicated team to sustain their strong and successful future

To watch Jonathan’s film: https://tipofmytonguefilm.com

https://sayaphasia.org
http://x.com/buffaloloungeuk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhirons/

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia website

http://aphasiatavistocktrust.org

To watch Jonathan’s film: https://tipofmytonguefilm.com

http://x.com/buffaloloungeuk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhirons/

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia website

http://aphasiatavistocktrust.org

In this episode, Jonathan talks about his Aphasia with his lifelong friend, actor Rob Edwards. They discuss how Jonathan got Aphasia; what is Aphasia; Jonathan’s recovery and how is podcast with raise awareness for the condition.

To watch Jonathan’s film: https://tipofmytonguefilm.com

http://x.com/buffaloloungeuk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhirons/

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia website

http://aphasiatavistocktrust.org